Marjolein Smidt - Smokers are victims too

Marjolein Smidt - Smokers are victims too 22 October 2026 ruben.beeckman… Thu, 10/22/2026 - 08:30 Marjolein Smidt, professor of surgical oncology at MUMC+, is perplexed by how easily people can access tobacco products. “Imagine someone marketing an apple today with a warning label saying that it will give you cancer later in life; no one would buy that apple, and a quick ban would follow.” With this analogy, Marjolein questions why tobacco products are still legal: “It’s undeniable that smoking kills, but despite ongoing efforts to reduce smoking, tobacco products and vapes remain legal to pur